Residents fear water loss as surface mining nears Masontown
The first of a three part series reports Masontown area residents who sold surface mining rights to coal firms and fear water wells and springs on Bull Run hill will be ruined. Joseph Gregg warns if the hill is stripped his water rights could vanish and his family faces loss of their water supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masontown
Shelby Young
Dominion Post
Joseph Gregg
Dominion Construction Co
Bull Run
Joseph Greggs
Ernest
Joe
Gregg
Philip
Oung Gregg
DNR
Department of Natural
Albert Sunday
Sunday
Permit Applications Near Masontown and Mesontown
Surface applications concern three permit actions near Masontown. Dominion Construction Co. of Charleston operates a 53 acre strip site on land of Joseph Gregg two miles east of Masontown, permit SMA-350. Daugherty Coal Co. plans a three mile northeast mine on Hubert Huggins land, and Bee's Run 17 acre tract owned by William Lawrence Cale will be mined by Sharon Coal Co. of Reedsville, permit SMA-331.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masontown
Joseph Gregg
Dominion Construction Co
Charleston
Daugherty Coal Co
Terra Alta
Hubert Huggins
Mesontown
Bee’s Run
William Lawrence Cale
Sharon Coal Co
Reedsville
Salvation Army exceeds goal with holiday drive totals
Salvation Army report shows over $3,300 raised in two days toward an $8,000 target for needy families. Brig. Harry Ulyat notes kettles yielded $440.40 and $398.06 on consecutive days, with about $2,500 more mailed in and roughly 800 letter appeals sent. The drive funded Christmas dinners for about 530 families in Onongalia and Preston counties and issued 490 food certificates. Toys distributed reached about 5,800 for over 800 area children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Harry Ulyat
Onongalia
Preston
Ulyat
Christmas births recorded in multiple counties
Christmas holiday births were reported in Monongalia and Preston counties and Greene County Pennsylvania. Two newborns with only surnames Floyd and Reggen were noted in Morgantown area. Terra Alta saw a son born at 5 a.m. on December 24. Greene Memorial Hospital listed seven births on December 24 and 25 including Petros, Rawlings, Redman, and Gaines families with daughters and sons across several times.
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Santa
Stork
Monongalia
University Hospital
Floyd
Reggen
Preston County
Gregory Titchenell
Rt. 3
Terra Alta
Greene County
Pennsylvania
Greene Memorial Hospital
Walter Petros
Waynesburg
James Rawlings
Dilliner
Thomas Redman
John Petros
Clarksville
Perry Henry
Carmichael
Herbert Smitley
Jefferson, Pa
James Gaines
Freeport
Morgantown Center Opens for Public Inspection Today
The Morgantown Community Center will be open for public inspection from 1 30 to 3 p m today, according to City Councilman Paul Trevillian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown Community Center
Morgantown
Paul Trevillian
Three Step Process to Federal Aid Through Area Plans
Federal funds require a three stage path under EPA HUD Unified Planning Rules. Regions join an area wide planning organization, counties craft plans, and the area maintains ongoing comprehensive planning. A basin plan for entire drainage and eventual state wide water quality management follow with deadlines in 1975.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Ryan
Dominion Post
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Robert Berlan
HUD Community Planning and Management
Berlan
EPA
HUD
Monongalia
Harrison
Monongahela River
Berlin
Taxing mobile units proves a tough property task
Monongalia County Assessor John W. Pyles notes personal property taxes on equipment used by mobile and out-of-state firms are hard to collect when firms depart the state. A recent Kanawha County ruling awarded $20,955 to Monongalia for 1969 and 1970 delinquent taxes tied to McDevitt Street Construction, the WVU Coliseum prime contractor, with liens served on WVU President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Pyles
Pyles
Monongalia County
McDevitt
Two Pennsylvania crashes kill teen and injure others
In Greene County a car driven by Paul Whitmer swerved to avoid an unknown vehicle on Pa. 21 near Waynesburg killing passenger John R. Thomas 18 of Sycamore and injuring two others who were treated and released. Police say no charges yet.
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Pennsylvania
Waynesburg
Greene County Hospital
John R. Thomas
Sycamore
Paul E. Whitmer
Prosperity
Whitmer
Timothy Wayne
Ankrom
Pa. 21
Thomas Lyons
Dunbar
Thomas Elias
Connellsville
Lyons
U.S. 119
George Elias
Elias
James C. Baur
Pittsburgh
Connellsville Ospital
Baur
Lucy Stinchcombe
New York City
Morgantown
Fayette County
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Joe Gregg
Susan Harman
Seach
Esareelé
Ron Rittenhouse
Melvin Faucette
Darst St
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